by haloadmin | Nov 28, 2023 | Blog
When I first met my Team Leader in Afghanistan, I could immediately see that he was a leader of presence. His personal presentation was excellent, he projected calm confidence, and although slightly older than his team, he was in exceptional physical condition. He...
by haloadmin | Nov 28, 2023 | Blog
Transitioning from an infantry rifleman to a battle-group intelligence operator was not easy. It taught me that it wasn’t confidence that we need to start something new or different, it’s courage. Due to the events of 2020, many people are now facing change and an...
by haloadmin | Nov 28, 2023 | Blog
In Afghanistan, I was fortunate enough to have been a part of a remarkable team. It was one of those teams that just clicked, where everyone got along, morale was high, and no task was too big for us to handle. That in the face of adversity, we would all pull...
by haloadmin | Nov 28, 2023 | Blog
What the military taught me about failure, is the importance of what happens next and the choices that need to be made. To blame others, to stay down, or to get back up on my feet, is a choice that only I can make. I learned that often soldiers had more trust in the...
by haloadmin | Nov 28, 2023 | Blog
Twenty years ago, I worked for an exceptional senior leader. To this day, I still consider him to be the most influential leader for me personally. How is it, that the impact of one person’s leadership is still present some two decades later? Character. It was...
by haloadmin | Nov 28, 2023 | Blog
I was thinking today about what it is that motivates soldiers to put in the extra work and go that extra mile in times of adversity. Regardless of how that adversity is delivered, in training, or on operations, one motivating factor that I found consistent across the...
